CLEVELAND, Ohio - Less than 24 hours after an embarrassing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers -
a team that started the evening with eight players – the Cleveland Cavaliers fired general manager Chris Grant.

Grant, who took over for Danny Ferry in the summer of 2010,
had a winning percentage of .287 in three and a half years as GM with the Cavs.

Grant's firing comes on the heels of a New York Daily News
report painting a messy picture of what's going on in Cleveland. The team is
16-33, one of the most disappointing teams in the league. They are currently riding a
six-game losing streak.

Prior to the season, owner Dan Gilbert reiterated his desire
for the Cavs to return to the playoffs, but Grant's offseason moves haven't
panned out and the team is five and a half games out of the final spot in the East. Anthony Bennett, taken with the first pick in the draft, has
struggled. Jarrett Jack and Earl Clark haven't delivered. And Luol Deng, who
the Cavs traded for recently, hasn't turned the season around like many had
hoped. Grant also had a hand in the rehiring of Mike Brown.

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